Men, ever been swabbed for STDs? That medieval practice is disappearing as more places in Shanghai now offer non-invasive urine testing. Read more...
The essential guide to karting in Shanghai, with videos and details on all the tracks. Updated for the new year. Read more...
From the basic to the deluxe, here's the ultimate guide to temporary workspaces in Shanghai. Read more...
Trampoline-enhanced basketball. Heading out to the 'burbs of Minhang, catching some serious air, and making some sick-ass dunks. Read more...
Day-tripping at Happy Valley's water park down in Songjiang. POV Go-Pro videos, stories, and a full review inside. Big fun. Read more...
Back from a brief exile down south, Japanese restaurateur and Beatles fanatic Kota Tsubuki gets back into Shanghai with a new yakitori joint. Read more...
Some advice about handling Chinese V-Day, meeting your boyfriend/girlfriend's parents, and cultural taboos to avoid. Read more...
Dropping some knowledge on ASAS. Everything you need to know about when, where and with whom to play team sports in Shanghai. Read more...
Grant Horsfield turned a few dilapidated farmhouses into one of the most popular destinations in Moganshan. Read more...
Paying a long overdue revisit to a longtime Shanghai French favorite. Let's see what Bistro Le Saleya has been up to lately... Read more...
Munchies and me -- revisting an American classic. An epic tale of love, fries, loss, hamburgers, Vin Diesel, hot dogs, and redemption. Read more...
Old restaurant, brand new chef. SmartShanghai signs off the Year of the Rabbit with a long overdue visit to T8 in Xintiandi .... Read more...
Yes, but is it any good or what? Tripping out to Dino Beach -- home of Asia's largest wave pool, some slides, things shooting water at you... Read more...
"I'd heard and read enough about the place, that I had built up a lot of hopes and expectations. Much to my dismay, not one of them came true..." Read more...
A trip around the Xuhui Riverside Public Space -- expectations low, soft focus on max. Climbing walls, skate parks, and ghost trains... Read more...
Long the darling of tourists and newbies, long the object of derision among Shanghai lifers... Guyi gets an overdue retrial. Read more...
Down in the leafy French Concession, at a cross street where people are selling music-y things, there is a dress shop that draws the attention of passersby with its vintage-slash-glamor look. And of course, there is the rather unusual name: William the Beekeeper .
For the well-being of this Wellbeing column, SmSh asked me to go out and try some possibly painful treatments, so that others might enjoy my harrowing experiences with scary therapy.
Here's three for thought, rated against a gain for pain scale.
Ooooh. Ouch, that's hurts so good.
Cupping / Ba Huo Guan
I like The Grape because everyone else hates it. Two things keep me coming back: spite and the gongbao jiding . The Grape was one of the first "expat friendly" Chinese restaurants from back in the day, and... Read more...
Hi Matsume, I am European, just passing by Shanghai (here for 4 to 5 days). 28 years old, wouldn't say a very handsome guy but cute. I've been going out in Shanghai the last two nights, and I am getting a bit paranoid about trying to score on Chinese ladies because so far (three out of three I met), they always ask for money at the end of the night. The funny thing is that... Read more...